Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (/ˈvɒnᵻɡət/; November 11, 1922 – Aprile 11, 2007) wis an American writer. In a career spannin ower 50 years, Vonnegut published 14 novelles, three short story collections, five plays, an five warks o non-feection. He is maist famous for his darkly satirical, best-sellin novelle Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).